Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
15
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
86
82
60
54
41
38
26
23
21
14
16
34
30
29
29
29
29
29
49
46
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:43PM1.70m
4:57AM1.60m
5:43PM1.76m
6:00AM1.61m
6:37PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.23m
10:45PM0.33m
11:05AM0.20m
11:47PM0.27m
12:02PM0.18m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
16
13
11
12
11
10
11
12
14
12
11
10
9
8
11
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
8
12
13
11
10
11
9
7
8
9
12
11
10
8
6
5
9
11
12
11
9
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